diff --git a/language/en-GB/en-GB.mod_tags_similar.ini b/language/en-GB/en-GB.mod_tags_similar.ini
index 5ea6b455052c3..ab66f06bb5951 100644
--- a/language/en-GB/en-GB.mod_tags_similar.ini
+++ b/language/en-GB/en-GB.mod_tags_similar.ini
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ MOD_TAGS_SIMILAR_FIELD_MATCHTYPE_LABEL="Match Type"
 MOD_TAGS_SIMILAR_FIELD_ONE="Any"
 MOD_TAGS_SIMILAR_LAYOUT_DEFAULT="Default"
 MOD_TAGS_SIMILAR_MAX_LABEL="Maximum Items"
-MOD_TAGS_SIMILAR_NO_MATCHING_TAGS="No matching tags."
 MOD_TAGS_SIMILAR_XML_DESCRIPTION="The Similar Tags Module displays links to other items with similar tags. The closeness of the match can be specified."
 MOD_TAGS_SIMILAR_FIELD_ORDERING_LABEL="Order Results"
 MOD_TAGS_SIMILAR_FIELD_ORDERING_COUNT="Number of matching tags"
diff --git a/modules/mod_tags_similar/mod_tags_similar.php b/modules/mod_tags_similar/mod_tags_similar.php
index 10731c2979ace..c47f054609220 100644
--- a/modules/mod_tags_similar/mod_tags_similar.php
+++ b/modules/mod_tags_similar/mod_tags_similar.php
@@ -20,9 +20,4 @@
 
 $list = ModuleHelper::moduleCache($module, $params, $cacheparams);
 
-if (!count($list))
-{
-	return;
-}
-
 require ModuleHelper::getLayoutPath('mod_tags_similar', $params->get('layout', 'default'));
diff --git a/modules/mod_tags_similar/tmpl/default.php b/modules/mod_tags_similar/tmpl/default.php
index 4ddd4d603bd0a..1de6f9b16604a 100644
--- a/modules/mod_tags_similar/tmpl/default.php
+++ b/modules/mod_tags_similar/tmpl/default.php
@@ -11,10 +11,14 @@
 
 use Joomla\CMS\Language\Text;
 use Joomla\CMS\Router\Route;
-?>
 
+if (!$list)
+{
+	return;
+}
+
+?>
 <div class="mod-tagssimilar tagssimilar">
-<?php if ($list) : ?>
 	<ul>
 	<?php foreach ($list as $i => $item) : ?>
 		<li>
@@ -32,7 +36,4 @@
 		</li>
 	<?php endforeach; ?>
 	</ul>
-<?php else : ?>
-	<span class="mod-tagssimilar__message"><?php echo Text::_('MOD_TAGS_SIMILAR_NO_MATCHING_TAGS'); ?></span>
-<?php endif; ?>
 </div>